The St Mary’s Blackrock Rugby Festival was started in 1983 by the then headmaster, Father Cormac O’Brachlain. As always, entrance to the event is free as it is meant to grow the popularity of the sport.

Last year’s Most Valuable Player and former “Saints’” star player, David Ambunya, 19, who turns out for Kenya Harlequins RFC, is testament to just how the tournament can elevate a student athlete’s status in just one short year.

Besides Ambunya, the event has produced some of Kenya’s greatest rugby stars, the likes of Allan Hicks, Ian Simiyu and Biko Adema.